Georgia § 36-36-51 Legislative declaration of policy

Georgia Statutes

§ 36-36-51 — Legislative declaration of policy

Georgia § 36-36-51

Title36

This text of Georgia § 36-36-51 (Legislative declaration of policy) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

O.C.G.A. § 36-36-51 (2026).

Text

It is declared to be the policy in this state:

(1)That municipal corporations are created for the purpose of providing local governmental services and for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of persons and the protection of property in areas being used primarily for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional purposes;

(2)That the orderly growth of municipal corporations, based on the need for municipal services and the ability of the municipal corporation to serve, is essential to the economic progress of the state and to the well-being of its urban citizens;

(3)That the extension of municipal boundaries to accomplish orderly growth should be in accordance with standards established by the General Assembly; and (4) That any areas included within municipal boundaries und

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

It is declared to be the policy in this state: (1) That municipal corporations are created for the purpose of providing local governmental services and for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of persons and the protection of property in areas being used primarily for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional purposes; (2) That the orderly growth of municipal corporations, based on the need for municipal services and the ability of the municipal corporation to serve, is essential to the economic progress of the state and to the well-being of its urban citizens; (3) That the extension of municipal boundaries to accomplish orderly growth should be in accordance with standards established by the General Assembly; and (4) That any areas included within municipal boundaries under this article should receive all services provided by the annexing municipal corporation as soon as possible after coming within its boundaries.